A special whistle stop is planned for 7 a.m. Monday.
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FIFA planners say Long Beach is not a World Cup Fan Zone as mayor promised it was
A watch party announced at the State of the City will be an unofficial ‘celebration,’ not a branded partnership with the tournament’s organizers.
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Stabbing sparks brief standoff, large police response in downtown
There was widespread speculation that the attack happened at a nearby Vons store, but court records contradict that.
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New CSULB president selected, will start in May
Loren J. Blanchard, the current president of the University of Houston-Downtown, will succeed Andrew Jones, who served as acting president after Jane Close Conoley retired last summer.
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Long Beach aquarium doubles the size of its sea turtle rehab center
A new exhibit showcases the Aquarium of the Pacific’s work nursing injured turtles back to health.
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Warped Tour block party brings free live music to The Promenade on Sunday
Three yet-to-be-announced bands are playing, and restaurants along The Promenade will be selling drinks and food.
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Theater News: Carpenter Center hosts performances from Charo, Mandy Patinkin and the Miles Electric Band
Brace yourself this weekend and next as three performances electrify the Carpenter Performing Arts Center stage — the Miles Electric Band, guitarist Charo, and Broadway performer and actor Mandy Patinkin.
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California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans
The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the measure, one of several targeting ICE.
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Cambodian genocide survivor detained by ICE
Sithy Yi was detained despite a pending visa application. She’s one of potentially hundreds of crime and human trafficking victims impacted by policy changes, attorneys say
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Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Adelanto ICE facility
The lawsuit alleges people detained in the Adelanto facility lack drinkable water, healthy food, clean clothes, places to sleep and access to medical care.